Gaming franchises I hope will die with this generation

"I think we can all agree that this console generation has dragged a bit. It mean't we've had to endure sequel after sequel.

Don't get me wrong I love a good sequel. Especially when the developers have listened to feedback and made improvements to further add to a franchise. Sometimes merely continuing a captivating story can in some cases be reason enough to bring out a sequel.

Personally, I think I'm a delight. I was merely pointing out a typo in an article, yet I got so many disagrees for it. It wasn't an attempt at being funny or hilarious and people can disagree all they like, but the truth is the truth.

Yet another internet troll that went fishing for hits, and looks like he was successful. He has the spelling ability of a 2nd grader, or at least a crackhead who dropped out of the second grade. No one cares about your hate filled rant. It can be summed up as "everything successful should just die, like Angry Birds, Assassin's Creed etc. because I myself am an unsuccessful internet troll who needs to bash popular things for cheap hits".

He kind of fixed it. Now it says "Assasin's Creed." I think the guy who wrote this is running the website. I would have been too ashamed to hand that article to an editor. TBH I would have been too ashamed to hand that article to my high school english teacher.

I think myke is right!! these military type game has been milked to long and the milk taste like curd now. need new IP'S something old reborn or new completely. im bored as hell with same format over an over an over year after year after year.
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why would he need a explanation?? he basicly saying
these games been done soooo damn much and is BORING!! how long will those games feel new and fresh?? I've played all those game felt bored after sec. series of same title.... to each his own bro.

im sure myke is saying HOW ABOUT SOMETHING NEW,SOMETHING EVERYONE can enjoy. not only hardcore but everyone many people bought ps3 expecting their favorite ps1,ps2 game to be up-graded in HD to continue their gaming but that has not happen.

I for one can't wait to see what next gen brings to 4 out of 5 of the titles listed in his "article".... Angry Birds can go away. Did anyone see Squares tech demo for there next gen engine... can you imagine what final fantasy will be like then. Gears is a great franchise, Ass.Creed can keep reinventing itself with new leads, new locals, new weapons, and gadgets, Halo is an xbox multipler game that still has millions playing online and Halo 4 is currently one of the most wanted games coming out this year. While were at it lets due away with Madden, Call of Duty, Battlefield, and GTA(The person that wrote this article seems sort of like they secretly hate games and wish they would go away)

If they are good sequels, I certainly do. If Gears isn't there, many other games will copy the style to see if it can fill that empty void. We might as well have the best version of the type of gameplay, plain and simple.

And poorly-implemented? Out of the list that's here, Call of Duty, Angry Birds, and Assassin's Creed are the only ones that have "poorly-implemented" sequels. Even Assassin's Creed is at least shooting for the stars for this one, so... what's your point?

"Halo ODST, Halo Reach, Halo Wars and the Halo HD remake. I personally have had enough of the whole halo universe, simply due to overload. We FINISHED THE FIGHT, so what is the point of Halo 4? The fact that it’s coming out on the current x-box is pretty much bullshit and another lovely money grab. Give the Master Chief a rest and move on."

I agree with this statement. Also I'm, sick of AC, hate gears, hope FF improves and changes, bored of Ghost, Uncharted definitely needs (and is getting) a break and anyone with a brain is bored of CoD. I don't see why you deem this man's opinion as trolling. I can completely see where he's coming from.

Also I don't mention Angry Birds as I don't consider it a game. It's like calling a push-bike a motorcycle.

Let's see, you hate Gears? Okay, but there's only been three games. It doesn't need to die. Uncharted? 4 games, which includes Golden Abyss. Bored of Ghost Recon? Only been three games this generation, once again. AC, FF, and CoD are perhaps a bit more understandable to dislike, but to want these series to die is just a stupid thing to say. If he wanted to say, "Franchises I Hope Will Take A Break Soon" or "Have More Time Put Into Them", I would understand. But to want to kill off a franchise and not give it that chance to get better is ridiculous.

Even Call of Duty can get better if they stop making it suck. If they don't fix it, they'll drive their own series into the ground without any help needed.

Yes I hate(strong dislike) Gears because of the steroid pumped bland characters and story. Uncharted peaked at 2, this is generally accepted. 3 felt like more of the same, stagnation was starting to occur. And to conform this the company has moved to a new project. I'm not going to list every Ghost game, but I stopped playing when it reached 'Advanced Warfighter'. For me I have had enough of the series.

I look forward to new IP's. You seem to enjoy 3,4,5 or even 6,7 and 8 when comes to Ghost Recon. I however become bored with the same series of games and look for something new.

"Yes I hate(strong dislike) Gears because of the steroid pumped bland characters and story."

So you never liked Gears at all, which means your opinion is worth absolutely nothing when it comes to Gears. Just f'cking ignore it then. I hate all those stupid Madden and NCAA games, but I don't think they should die off just because they're not for me. Other people still enjoy them.

But apparently you're so selfish that you think if a game or a franchise doesn't cater specifically to YOU, then it should die.

How can you agree with giving Master Chief a rest? He's had two games so far for the 360.. not including 4 which hasn't released yet. One of those two was a "HD Remake", and the other came out 5 years ago. Halo ODST wasn't about the chief, neither was Reach or Halo Wars. So we can give him a break when he's had ONE actual game that was a new current generation title? I hardly read into this article and I already think the author is an idiot. Doesn't bode well for the rest I guess.

You seems to have a strong dislike for anything you've played before, but what about those of us who really like to play Campaign coop with friends. For us games like Halo/Gears are godsends, even tho they are getting a bit old.

gears of war- hasnt changed gameplay mechanics since 1, whats new other than story and graphics? i still cant battle in aircrafts, tanks, etc. gears of WAR needs more variety in WAR so it feels like war

call of duty- dont get me started. whats the difference between cod 4 and mw3? setting? they also need more variety, destructible areas, better story telling

final fantasy- one botton press game, take turns to attack -__- thats was cool in 1999, not now.

whats changed? still feels like im playing almost the same game since the 1st for all of these. theres not much reason to buy the newest one over the first

Exactly what I was thinking. He sounds like a Nintendo fanboy though. Notice how Mario and Zelda weren't included(not that they should've been included) although they have been around way longer and don't change much from game to game?

Despite the fact that every FF series is a new story, world, and characters, I don't mind FF taking a break. Imagine what new or resurrected RPGs SE could be devoting time to if there was no FF for a while.

I don't want any of those franchise to be discontinued, even call of duty has its place in the gaming world. It's like the author has just made himself a list of some of the best games this generation O.o

Taking what we have now and carrying it to the future consoles IS moving on. If more ppl used you logic then we would have never had the Metal Gear Solid Series. If a story is solid and theres room for more, run with it.

I get what the author is saying to a degree but I would prefer maybe some sort of Re-boot in SOME of these series or a new storyline/protagonist that may still be in the same "universe" as its predecessor but go in a different direction. One example might be an Assassin's Creed 200 years in the future...or an Angry Pigs where they finally get some sweet retribution ... perhaps even and Uncharted where we see an aging Sully flipping channels in a rest home only to find there's buried treasure under the ol' maintenance shack.... ok started losing my train of thought there.. but Should these series go away? I don't think so - but something more then a fresh coat of paint would be nice too. Either way I'll be playing all the same

He says he wants no more boring "cash ins", Halo has had Halo3, ODST and Reach this gen, thats 3 FPS games over a 6 year period nothing cash in about that. Halo Anniversary was a game people wanted redone in HD so they got it, Halo Wars was a RTS game so doesn't even count.

Assassins Creed to some extent can be seen as a cash in with new versions every year, but they at least seem to be progressing and getting better each time so that's progress.

Gears of War, we have had 3 GoW games over a 6 year period, none of the games have sucked and it's a series that has actually got better with each one.

FF has just lost its way, the console games sucked, FF14 MMO sucked, they just lost it.

Angry Birds is trash and doesnt even count.

Ghost Recon we had advanced warfighter 1 and 2 in 2006/7 and then future soldier now in 2012, thats not cashing in.

Uncharted has had releases in 2007, 2009 and 2011 all 3 have been excellent games and picked up the slack where tomb raider has left off and failed miserably this generation.

Call of Duty is essentially the same game every year thats about the only one that is a cash in of any sort here.

Many great games are sequels, as long as the games seem to be pushing things forward I don't see any problem with an endless amount of sequels, the only one I can agree on is Call Of Duty, really it's something that could just be released every 2 years but that's not how activision run it so tough luck.

And who I might add approved this? Are these not the games that lead the way for other games this gen? They will not die, because they make too much money. Your only hope is for every last person not to buy these games, which won't happened. Thus, the author should just give up gaming.

Well, the franchises don't need to die, they just need a fresh perspective and a genuine revamp. Not a reboot, mind you, just a big upgrade, with a renewed focus on what makes the games great while taking advantage of new hardware or techniques, rather than just trotting out the same basic game with some new bells and whistles. I suppose the word I'm looking for is nuance.

Look at the evolution we had between Castlevania 3 and Super Castlevania 4, then again at Symphony Of The Night. The gaps between these games are HUGE, but they are still unmistakably Castlevania. Megaman Classic to Megaman X was a similarly massive jump, much like Quake -> Quake 2 and many other examples as recently as last generation. This generation has seen so much stagnation of the franchises that led into it, whereas in previous generations, these games would've been vastly improved in nearly every way. Resident Evil 5 was just Resident Evil 4 with co-op and more action, Halo 3 was Halo 2 with even more multiplayer content, Final Fantasy XIII was just Final Fantasy X with (somehow) less features and gameplay with a phoned-in story.

And next gen, it might be the same, because no one takes risks any more or invests the energy into new ideas. Now all the investment goes into graphics and marketing instead of where it's really needed. So we'll get Uncharted 4 and it will be pretty, but it won't be any different from the last 3. We'll get Gears, Assassin's Creed and more and they will all play pretty much the same as they have this gen, because why change it if people are still buying it?

And that's the million dollar question, because it reveals the problem: money. There's just too much money floating around in this industry now, so the focus has been shifted from pleasing customers to pleasing investors and shareholders. Directors no longer care about making the game better, they only care about making more money than the last one.

So yes, until there's a crash or something, sequelitis will continue to plague and devalue our favourite past-time.

Halo 3 finished a trilogy, but left a massive cliffhanger. Halo 4 is meant to start another trilogy. The author should get his facts straight because it is now a completely different fight. BTW most if not all the games listed are very popular and they quickly become hits, so a sudden death is quite unplausible.

I'd actually agree with most of these, they might be popular, but they're all several games into their franchises. Us gamers might be new IP adverse, since it's always a gamble, but the way we're latching onto just a few franchises is getting ridiculous.

At least popular series like Elder Scrolls and GTA have the decency to only release once every 4-5 years...

Why does it need to die? People enjoy it. Let them enjoy it. Nothing is being destroyed. It's one of the few franchises that makes a huge profit and keeps this industry a float. It has also brought in many new gamers. If you dislike CoD and your favorite franchises are borrowing features from the CoD series you do not like then speak out and vote with your wallet.

How the hell you enjoy something insulting the dignity of the player .. How the hell does something like that inciting children to hate each other, and rebuke their personality .. How the hell would prefer something that causes the death of several people recently ...... How the hell can you support something found only motive for money, arrogance and domination and the destruction of the games industry. .. No comment , Then go support them if you like them personally !

And on the other side, I've enjoyed CoD for 9 years (2003 was a long time ago) I wont argue that they haven't gotten a touch stale, but for some people it can still be an enjoyable diversion when you don't have lots of time.

Destruction of the games industry, oh please... Kids and the melodrama.

Sucks for you, but not one of the franchises on the list will die this generation. Well, Gears has the potential, since the story is over, but Judgement could be the start of a new chapter in its tale, one that would spill over to the next generation.

Some of the franchises on the list, like CoD, could do with a break, but that's not a need for it to die. And I HATE CoD.

The only franchise that derserves to die is COD maybe angry birds. EVerything else can live. HAlo 4 everyone wants to know what happens to master cheif, AC:B was a huge improvment over AC:2 AC:R was not as nesscary.AC:3 end of the trilogy so it has to be made. Gears of war 3 has a few problems why not have another game If halo can do it gears can to. FFXIII and XIII-2 is a bunch of over exaggerated hate not even as terrible as ppl make them out to be. SE is'nt gonna stop making final fantasy anytime soon.

Nah man we gotta stop all them casuals from ruining are games man. So instead of communicating with the developers and voting with our wallets on games, the best way to save our favorite games from the casuals is start flame wars on how casuals are not gamers.Common sense man.

I want Mass Effect and Metal Gear to die, but it's more of a selfish preemptive mercy kill. It's not because I hate them, but because they're two of my favorite franchises of all time. I don't want to see them go through the publisher rape that plagues so many other big franchises.

Metal Gear already teeters dangerously close to that status with things like Revengeance and the risk of a MGS5 retconning everything that received closure in MGS4. With Mass Effect it's a guarantee now that BioWare has been fully indoctrinated by EA. That series will be milked until it's turned into a racing game developed by Criterion.

I have the same kind of view toward anime. I enjoy short anime like Cowboy Bebop, Ergo Proxy, and Baccano more than those monster marketing machine anime like Bleach, Naruto, and DBZ. I like to be left wanting more rather than begging them to stop.

WAIT! So you're saying that if Pandemic wasn't making a new Mercenaries title we might have gotten a new Full Spectrum Warrior?

Or did they make a new Mercenaries because Full Spectrum Warrior sold poorly? Did mercenaries and The Saboteur stand a better chance of keeping them together?

Money drives the whole thing, and the unfortunate story with video games is that even if you're game is revolutionary and totally amazing and fresh. If it doesn't sell your family is still hungry and you're stuck looking over your resume again.

You were speaking from the perspective of not liking the game. Regardless, even if you did like a franchise you would have a more selection if the company chose not to rehash experiences. Imagine if Quantum Theory put out Heavy Rain 2 instead of Beyond. You may have liked Heavy Rain, but Beyond could surpass that game greatly because it doesn't have the same set of restriction that franchise has. You also could hate the game, but if every game company did this innovation would be much stronger this gen.

I think he is right on the money aside possibly uncharted and angry birds.

Pretty much every franchise he mentioned is a little tired and needs quite a bit of an overhaul to stay relevant next gen. The new Assassins creed took a step in the right direction, but what will everyone think when minor iterations of that are released? We've already seen it with Brotherhood and Revelations. We've arguably seen it with Gears and Halo, and if not we will soon. The Call of Duty franchise is an excellent example of this fatigue. I wan't new experiences next gen not the same formulaic gameplay we often get on a annual basis.